Terminal Emulation; Shell; Accessing Wesmaint Ii+ Using A Terminal; Power Up And Test Steps - GE D20MX Instruction Manual

Accessing WESMAINT II+ using a terminal

Terminal Emulation

SHELL

Power up and test steps

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You can use a VT100-compatible terminal or a terminal emulation program to directly
access the WESMAINT II+ facility. SGConfig's Terminal Emulator is an example of a suitable
terminal emulation program.
For further information about using WESMAINT II+ software to perform any of the test
procedures in this section, refer to the WESMAINT II+ User's Guide.
Microsoft Windows™ HyperTerminal can be used for terminal emulation but it is NOT
recommended because code and configuration file download times are considerably
increased.
The program Tera Term for Microsoft Windows™ does not have these limitations and is
therefore recommended as a terminal emulation program. It can be downloaded from the
Internet.
The SHELL is a debugging and diagnostics tool that is accessible as a menu selection in
WESMAINT II+, or from a basic login prompt if WESMAINT II+ is not available.
The approved method of using the diagnostic tools of the SHELL is through the front RS232
port.
To power up and test the D20MX:
1. "Set up a PC to act as a WESMAINTII+ terminal". See page 57.
2. "Power up the D20MX" on page 57. See page 57.
Result: The D20MX automatically runs the Online Start-up test. See "Automatic on-line
start-up test" on page 57.
3. "Test for redundancy". See page 58.
4. "Check that fail-over is functioning correctly". See page 59.
5. "Check that switch-over is functioning correctly". See page 59.
6. "Verify either hardware or software switch-over". See page 60.
CHAPTER 4: POWERING-UP AND TESTING
GE INFORMATION D20MX INSTRUCTION MANUAL